So, the great spam war of 2016 is behind us, and we have emerged the victor. But at what cost? Do we have anybody left on the board worth fighting for? The machines lay in smouldering ruin but was it just too late for Deviant-kind?

If you're out there kids, now's the time to show your support. The forum is now running a modern, up-to-date version of phpBB with a working CAPTCHA, so in theory, most of the bots that nearly took us down should now be blocked, leaving room for only the most unsanitary ramblings your mind can come up with.